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Michigan State Football Team History


Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State University
 East Lansing, MI
Founded: 1855
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Capacity: 75,005
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1885  <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024
1960 Season Highlights
 Hugh Duffy Daugherty enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
 
1960 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Pittsburgh  7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Michigan  24   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Iowa  15   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Notre Dame  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Indiana  35   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Ohio State  10   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Purdue  17   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Northwestern  21   18   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Detroit Mercy  43   15   W       
 
1960 Season Totals
  Record6-2 -1
  Points Scored193
  Scoring Average21.4
  Points Allowed118
  Defense Average13.1
  Opponents Record36-34
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record4-0 -1
1960 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
15 6-2-1 AP
11 6-2-1 Coaches
11 6-2-1 UPI
  
1960 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 8-222888Lost  7-176-114750  Murray Warmath
Illinois 5-4140117 3-497109  Peter R. Elliot
Indiana 1-869243 0-729215  Phil Dickens
Iowa 8-1234108 5-116389  Forest Evashevski
Ohio State 7-220990 5-216590  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 6-2-1193118 4-212296  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Michigan 5-413384 3-48178  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Northwestern 5-4107103 3-48194  Ara R. Parseghian
Purdue 4-4-1212163 3-4134117  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin 4-5148183 2-589170  Milton Milt Bruhn

1960 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1960 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.